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Who was the main rival of ancient Greece?
a) The Persian Empire
b) The American Empire
c) The Ottoman Empire
d) The Galactic Empire
What was the problem that led to the start of the 1st Persian War?
a) Persia wanted revenge for their defeat at Marathon.
b) Sparta and Athens were competing to be the best city-state .
c) Sparta and Athens both wanted to defeat Persia.
d) Persia wanted to punish Athens for the Ionian Revolt.
Who won at the battle of Marathon?
a) Persia
b) Sparta
c) Athens
d) Sparta and Athens
What great feat was Pheidippides known for?
a) he served as a spy to determine the plans of the enemy Persians
b) he ran for two days and two nights seeking help from the city-state of Sparta
c) in the Battle of Marathon, he killed over 300 Persian soldiers by himself
d) he negotiated a peace treaty with the Persians that has lasted until present day
The Persian Empire was victorious against _______ at the Battle of Thermopylae.
a) Macedonia
b) Sparta
c) Athens
d) Olympia
At the Battle of Marathon, ________________.
a) Persian Empire was defeated by Alexander the Great.
b) Sparta was defeated by Athens.
c) Athens was defeated by Persian Empire.
d) Persian Empire was defeated by Athens.
What were triremes?
a) Fast ships used by the Athenian fleet
b) Soldiers who used long bows to attack from a distance
c) Special forces in the Persian army
d) A type of Persian siege equipment used to take down city walls
Why was the Athenian victory at Marathon so surprising?
a) Athenians were less trained militarily.
b) Athens had no leaders
c) Athenians were outnumbered.
d) Athenians were not ready and were surprised by the attack
What was a Greek soldier called and what was the name of the formation that he often fought in?
a) Spartan, greaves
b) Hoplite, phalanx
c) Hoplite, trireme
d) Cuirass, hoplite
Which of the following statements is true concerning the Persian Wars?
a) The Persians defeated the Greek city-states
b) Sparta and Athens were united against the Persians
c) Athens started its decline after the end of the war
d) Persian ideas were adopted by the Athenians
This Persian king took over after his father, Darius died.
a) Hippias
b) Cliesthenes
c) Xerxes
d) Leonidas
Which word best describes how the Spartans tried to defeat the Persians at Thermopylae?
a) Surrounding
b) Shooting
c) Wishing
d) Funneling
Which is the final battle of the Persian Wars?
a) Marathon
b) Salamis
c) Thermopylae
d) Plataea
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